Sound Visualisation, Data Visualisation, 2017
Real-time sound visualisation, canvas can react to the sound that being picked up from the mic.
This iteration conveys a clearer visual image among the others. I like how these random particles can create all these static smoky forms just based on the amplitude of the mic.
Iterations:
Each new bubble is outlined in black stroke. You are able to better differentiate various sizes bubbles which helps to add a depth of field to the flat canvas. It also brings out a sense of immersion by revealing the relationships amongst bubbles that are being drawn from an array.
It might break since too many bubbles are being drawn at the same time. The enormous amount of bubbles generates a compelling pointillism painting as if it’s painted by a notorious artist.
function Ball( ) {
this.x = random(innerWidth)
this.y = random(innerHeight)
this.y = random(innerHeight)
this.dx = random(width)
this.dy = this.dx
this.fill = random(0, 360)
this.dy = this.dx
this.fill = random(0, 360)
this.update = function () {
this.x = this.dx //draw new a bubble on the same X-coordinate, but random Y-coordinate //
this.y = this.y + random(-5, 5);
this.x = this.dx //draw new a bubble on the same X-coordinate, but random Y-coordinate //
this.y = this.y + random(-5, 5);
Processing + Arduino
Experiment sounds and lights with data.
Immortality is a sound reactive LED installation that reacts to 200 human heartbeats collected from clinical trials. Lights vary in real-time according to the amplitude of heartbeat audio.
I was inspired by an Artist’s work that I visited in Japan. “Les Archives du Coeur”, by Christian Boltanski, permanently houses recordings of the heartbeats of people throughout the world. “The recording of the heartbeats are like photographs: they capture a part of someone.” Christian’s answer to the question of why he should make a heartbeats library. It was overwhelmed by that experience I had in that house where I was swamped by heartbeats of over 35,000 people. It connects to your souls and your life and death, and the beating sounds along with the graphing of heartbeats that change frequently makes one think of the life force we all have inside us. It reminds us to think about our own mortality.
